BELLEFONTE, Pa., June 21 (Reuters) - The jury in the childsex abuse trial of Jerry Sandusky began deliberations onThursday but without hearing a shocking new accusation fromSandusky's adopted son that he, too, was abused by the formerPenn State assistant football coach.

Prosecutors told the jury that Sandusky was a "serialpredatory pedophile" who targeted young boys yearning for afather figure, while the defense said he had been ruined byoverzealous prosecutors and false accusers hoping for a paydayfrom civil lawsuits.

As jurors started their deliberation, a news report surfacedthat Matt Sandusky, 33, had met with prosecutors this week totell them he had been molested by his adoptive father.

Matt Sandusky, who was adopted as an adult after living withthe family as a foster child, had denied until now he was eversexually abused, according to The Patriot-News of Harrisburg,which won a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the case.

"Matt Sandusky contacted us and requested our advice andassistance in arranging a meeting with prosecutors to disclosefor the first time in this case that he is a victim of JerrySandusky's abuse," Shubin said in a statement to the mediaco-signed by lawyer Justine Andronici. "This has been anextremely painful experience for Matt."

After several hours of deliberations, jurors told Judge JohnCleland they wanted to rehear the testimony of Mike McQueary,the assistant coach who testified he witnessed Sanduskymolesting a young boy in the showers of the Penn State footballhouse in 2001.

The jury also asked to rehear the testimony of JonathanDranov, who heard an account from McQueary shortly after theshower incident about what he saw.

Because of the late hour, the judge told jurors they couldhear the two hours of audio recordings on Friday, and hedismissed them for the night.

CLOSING ARGUMENTS

Earlier at Centre County Court, lawyers for both sides madetheir final arguments to the jury of seven women and five mendeciding the fate of Sandusky, 68, who is accused of abusing 10boys over a 15-year period, sometimes in Pennsylvania StateUniversity locker rooms.

"I feel as if I have pieces of 10 souls in my pockets,"prosecutor Joseph McGettigan told jurors before walking acrossthe courtroom to stand next to a seated Sandusky, who appearedstartled as he looked over his shoulder.

"Give them back their souls," McGettigan told the jury.

Jurors, who are sequestered during deliberations, earlierheard from Sandusky attorney Joe Amendola, who said in closingarguments the onetime football coach had been ruined byoverzealous prosecutors and false allegations by accusers hopingfor a big payday down the road from civil lawsuits.

When the criminal charges were filed late last year, "Mr.Sandusky's world came to an end, his wife's world came to theend, his children's world came to an end," Amendola said.

"I submit to you they were going to get him come hell orhigh water, even if they had to coach witnesses," Amendola said.

A long line of spectators waited outside the courthouse onThursday to get a seat for final arguments in an explosive casethat has put renewed attention on the issue of child sex abusein the United States and prompted the firing in November of PennState President Graham Spanier and legendary head football coachJoe Paterno.

Paterno, who won more games than any major college footballcoach, died of lung cancer in January.

SANDUSKY DOES NOT TESTIFY

The defense wrapped up its case on Wednesday after littlemore than two days of testimony without calling Sandusky to thestand. He faces more than 500 years in prison if convicted onall counts.

One of the spectators, Kay Reyes, a retired Latin teacher,said she had driven from her home in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, withher daughter, a lawyer, to attend the trial.

"If this didn't involve famous people, this would be a slamdunk for the prosecution," said Reyes, who was carrying a signthat said "The Victims = True American Heroes."

The accusers "are the ones who throughout all this haveshown bravery, valor and dignity," Reyes said.

Eight accusers, now aged 18 to 28, testified for theprosecution last week. They described in often graphic detailabout meeting Sandusky as boys through his charity, the SecondMile, and then being abused by groping, shared showers, and oraland anal sex.